Tag: craters
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Meet Mexico’s hidden beach, Playa del Amor of the Marieta Islands
There’s a hidden beach deep in the Marieta Islands of Mexico known as Playa del Amor (Lover’s Beach). Like Portugals’ stunning Benagil Sea Cave, the beach is concealed inside a hinged cave and can only be reached by swimming or kayaking through an extensive water tunnel during low tides. But first, to get to Playa del
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Archeologists discover new ‘Moai’ statue on Easter Island
Scientists discovered a new ‘Moai’ stone statue in a dry lake bed on Easter Island. A group composed of geologists from three different Chilean universities uncovered the megalithic statue within the crater of the Rano Raraku volcano. They were investigating the area in a restoration effort after fires devastated the land the previous year. At